Hello Mary (Hricko),

I read about your forthcoming book on the AXSLIB list, see appended
message.

My company, Cloudworld, has developed a web-enabled teaching tool called
WordAloud.  We are currently releasing a version of the tool as a
text/hypertext reader cum off-line browser.  It has been designed
for universal accessibility, with large-character word-at-a-time display
coupled with speech output, and with input/control from keyboard,
keypad or mouse.  See www.wordaloud.co.uk for details and a down-loadable
version.

WordAloud gives direct access to text, unlike in the screen-reader
approach, where the information is interpreted via an application
(typically a word processor).

I'd appreciate consideration of WordAloud in your chapter on resources.
I'd be happy to contribute to a chapter comparing and contrasting
the screen-reader approach with more direct approaches to information
access.

Cheers,

John

In message  <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes:
>Hi all!
>
>An ALA colleague passed this along to me.  There are a lot of you on this
>list who should look into this opportunity.  Go for it!
>
>Audrey
>------------------
>CALL FOR CHAPTERS
>Submission deadline June 30, 2001
>
>Design and Implementation of Web-Enabled Teaching Tools
>A book edited by Mary Hricko, Kent State University, USA
>
>As the multifaceted environment of the Internet continues to evolve, web
>accessibility has become a major issue in terms of providing effective
>communication to the public. In the last five years, the United States
>Department of Justice and the United States Department of Education, >Office of
>Civil Rights (OCR) have upheld decisions making public entities accountable>
>for providing equal access to web-based information. Modifications of >existing
>laws such as the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and the 1973 Rehabilitatio>n
>Act have amended guidelines to ensure equity in the use of Internet >services.
>However, although web accessibility guidelines exist, there are some >academic
>institutions and areas of industry that have not developed guidelines to
>ensure that web documents are accessible.
>
>The primary objective of this book is to explore the myriad issues >regarding
>web accessibility, specifically focusing on those areas that cover the >design
>and implementation of web-enabled teaching tools. Thus we need a collection> of
>scholarly research works on web accessibility which will address a vast >number
>of issues ranging from the fundamental definition and basic concepts of
>universal design to case studies of experiences on application of web
>accessibility guidelines and web-enabled teaching tools. Chapters based on
>research from both academia and industry are encouraged.
>
>Representative topics include but are not limited tothe following:
>
>Conceptual and empirical research on issues related to web accessibility
>Definitions of web accessibility
>Web accessibility and the law: Legal Implications
>Models of application of web accessibility standards
>Visual/Auditory accessibility Issues - technical accessibility Issues
>Web-enabled teaching tools- Resources
>Distance education and web accessibility
>The Great Divide
>Case Studies in Education/Corporate/Private/Public Sectors
>Funding resources for web accessibility Initiatives
>Models of Implementation
>New trends in developing web-enabled teaching tools
>Empirical investigation of web page effectiveness
>Libraries and web accessibility
>
>SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
>Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before June 30 >2001,
>a 2-5 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns >of
>the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by >July
>31, 2001 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizationa>l
>guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by October 15, >2001.
>All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a blind review basis. The book >is
>scheduled to be published by Idea Group Publishing in 2002.
>
>Inquiries and Submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word97) to:
>Mary F. Hricko
>Kent State University - Geauga Campus
>14111 Claridon-Troy Road
>Burton, OH 44021
>Tel: 440-834-3722 * Fax: 440-834-0919 * Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>Mary Hricko, Library Director
>Kent State University Geauga Campus
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>
>Stand up for what is right,
>even if you're standing alone.

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Access the word, access the world! -- Try our WordAloud software!!

John Nissen, Cloudworld Ltd., Chiswick, London, UK
Tel:   +44 (0) 845 458 3944 (local rate in the UK)
Fax:   +44 (0) 20 8742 8715
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web:   http://www.cloudworld.co.uk and http://www.wordaloud.co.uk